Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-02
OUR COTTON PORT.
WILMINGTON, N. O., COMPETING WITH
NORFOLK FOR FOREIGN TRADE.
Striking Calkers Capture Recraits-Ths
Blues Will come-Marine and
other Norfolk Matters.
Especial telegram to tho Dispatca.l


NORFOLK, September /, 1887.
Last year the port OF Wilmington
received large slice Of the cotton
trade of Norfolk, and there are many
cotton-dealers here who incline TO
the opinion that much larger share
will be diverted in that direction the
approaching season on account OF the
high charges Of the railroads to this
port, the contiguity of Wilmington to
the cotton-producing section, Its excel
lent harbor and facilities, and equal
charges for transportation to Europe.
From some of the stations on the rail-
roads in Virginia and North Carolina
the freight rate on bale of cotton to
Norfolk will sometimes amount to as
much as the charges from this port to
Liverpool. The season usually opens
here about the Goth of September, but
bids fair to open earlier this year.
Seyenty.four bales OF new cotton we're
received yesterday. Dealers Of good
judgment state that the receipts at this
port promise to be larger the coming
season than last year for the
reason that Norfolk merchants are
pushing their business in the cotton
country more actively than ever before,
and are on a footing with capital and
facilities to handle all the staple they
can possibly get hold of. The total
receipts of cotton at this port for the
year ending yesterday were 532, 263 net,
or 554, 547 gross, as compared with
500, 941 and 565. 95S bales last year.
The new military company of Nor
folk, the Lee Rifles, will be mustered
into service on Monday next.
CALKERs AND MARINE MATTERS.
Calkers were brought here to-day
from Elizabeth City, n. c., to take the
place of the striking calkers, but the
new men were met and induced to quit
work, the union paying them for a
half days work and their return fare
home. The vessels that put in here
leaking will be taken to Baltimore for
caulking and repairs. Vessels caught
in the hurricane of the Goth instant,
continue to arrive in a damaged con-
dition. The Spanish steamer Saturnia
arrived yesterday and the American
bark Casllda is in the Roads.
The Government telegraph lines be-
tween Kitty Hawk and Cape Hatteras
are still down, the late storm having
swept the entire line into the ocean.
-Four steamers and n bark cleared
from this port during August with car
goes valued at Sl21, 592. and consisting
of grain, coal, and slaves.
Will ATTEND THE CORNERSTONE LAYING.
The Norfolk Light Artillery Blues
have decided to accept the invitation to
be present at the laying of the corner
stone Of the Lee monument in Rich
mond. They will 60 as mounted artil-
lery and in full regulation uniform.
The practice ship of the cadet engi-
neers, the Standish, will arrive here to-
morrow from Annapolis to go Ill the
dry-dock for repairs.
PERSONAL, &C.
DR.. S. X. jackson left for Washing
ton to-day to attend the international
Medical Congress, and to read a paper
prepared by invitation.
Mr.. David P. Boyer, chief organi-
Ter of the International Typographical
Union, is in the city.
There were fourteen marriages in
Norfolk last month, nineteen in the
county, and seven in Portsmouth.
The truckers state that they have
sustained a great loss in the coming
crop of Scotch kale, it having been de-
stroyed by the fea-bug. Also, that the
potato-bug has again made its appear
ance on the late crop of potatoes.
Our seaside-resort hotels both closed
to-day for the season. The life-saving
stations along the coast all reopened
to-day. q.